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State Study Suggests Link Between Elevated Rates of Childhood Cancer in Wilmington in the 1990s and

Updated: Aug 23, 2021

Press Release, Department of Public Health, State of Massachusetts - March 24, 2021

"Results of the study suggest an association between maternal (i.e. prenatal) exposure to carcinogenic compounds previously contaminating the Wilmington public water supply and development of childhood cancer, particularly leukemia or lymphoma, during this time period."

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